Individual and organizational resilience—Insights from healthcare providers in Germany during the COVID-19 pandemic
We explored the effects of resilience in the healthcare setting during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany. Our study sheds light on the cross-level effects of resilience in hospitals and thus responds to calls to research this empirically. In a cross-sectional study design, the perceptions of resilien...
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| author | Daniela Gröschke Elisa Hofmann Nadine D. Müller Judith Wolf |
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| description | We explored the effects of resilience in the healthcare setting during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany. Our study sheds light on the cross-level effects of resilience in hospitals and thus responds to calls to research this empirically. In a cross-sectional study design, the perceptions of resilience of employees in hospitals and of transformations at the individual, team, and organizational level were analyzed. An online survey was conducted in summer 2020 in Germany in which 1,710 healthcare workers completed a self-report questionnaire. Results indicate that resilience is both a highly interrelated construct on the individual and organizational level and also positively linked to perceptions of transformation as an indicator for demonstration of resilience. We also found a partial mediation effect of organizational resilience and team efficacy, respectively, on the relationship between individual resilience and perceived transformation on the individual and organizational level as well as a full mediation on the team level. The study highlights the interdependence of individual and organizational resilience (which is mediated by team efficacy) and its impact on perceived transformation in German hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Whereas team efficacy is crucial for performance in regular work operations, during a pandemic the organizational level becomes more relevant. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b62c7c1cb5234648b3a875db0db008282022-12-22T04:00:12ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782022-08-011310.3389/fpsyg.2022.965380965380Individual and organizational resilience—Insights from healthcare providers in Germany during the COVID-19 pandemicDaniela GröschkeElisa HofmannNadine D. MüllerJudith WolfWe explored the effects of resilience in the healthcare setting during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany. Our study sheds light on the cross-level effects of resilience in hospitals and thus responds to calls to research this empirically. In a cross-sectional study design, the perceptions of resilience of employees in hospitals and of transformations at the individual, team, and organizational level were analyzed. An online survey was conducted in summer 2020 in Germany in which 1,710 healthcare workers completed a self-report questionnaire. Results indicate that resilience is both a highly interrelated construct on the individual and organizational level and also positively linked to perceptions of transformation as an indicator for demonstration of resilience. We also found a partial mediation effect of organizational resilience and team efficacy, respectively, on the relationship between individual resilience and perceived transformation on the individual and organizational level as well as a full mediation on the team level. The study highlights the interdependence of individual and organizational resilience (which is mediated by team efficacy) and its impact on perceived transformation in German hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Whereas team efficacy is crucial for performance in regular work operations, during a pandemic the organizational level becomes more relevant. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.965380/fullCOVID-19healthcare providersindividual resilienceorganizational resilienceteam efficacytransformation |
| spellingShingle | Daniela Gröschke Elisa Hofmann Nadine D. Müller Judith Wolf Individual and organizational resilience—Insights from healthcare providers in Germany during the COVID-19 pandemic Frontiers in Psychology COVID-19 healthcare providers individual resilience organizational resilience team efficacy transformation |
| title | Individual and organizational resilience—Insights from healthcare providers in Germany during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_full | Individual and organizational resilience—Insights from healthcare providers in Germany during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_fullStr | Individual and organizational resilience—Insights from healthcare providers in Germany during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Individual and organizational resilience—Insights from healthcare providers in Germany during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_short | Individual and organizational resilience—Insights from healthcare providers in Germany during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_sort | individual and organizational resilience insights from healthcare providers in germany during the covid 19 pandemic |
| topic | COVID-19 healthcare providers individual resilience organizational resilience team efficacy transformation |
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